Ambassador to China, now on vay to take up his post in this country, come new and more intimate details about him which round out the details of his career which have already been published. Sir Archibald is an excellent linguist and is considered to be an authority on French literature. He is also said to be a good goMer, a keen shot, and a skilled angler, That he is a man of action was shown after the murder of Sir Lee Stack in Egypt in 1924. Sir Archibald was then Counsellor in Cairo, and he at once drafted an ultimatum to the Egyptian Government and followed it up by accompanying Lord Allenby and an escort of lancers and delivering it in person. During his sojourn in South America he married a beautiful and wealthy Chilean lady. From South America he went io Stockholm, and while there he introduced two Scottish pipers to the Legation. These pipers used to play every evening after dinner. It is to be hoped that by the time Sir Archibald arrives there will be normal facilities for at least golf in Shanghai. British diplomats in China at present being men with no fixed abode, however, it is to be feared that the ambassador will not find it easy to indulge in his sporting pastimes. The drawback will be overcome only when hostilities cease, and China's capital has ceased to oscillate between a number of towns.
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